{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-365.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 365.005","heading":"VENUE AND RECOVERY OF COSTS.","body":"(a) Venue for the prosecution of a criminal offense under Subchapter B or Section 365.032 or 365.033 or for a suit for injunctive relief under any of those provisions is in the county in which the defendant resides, in the county in which the offense or the violation occurs, or in Travis County.\n(b) If the attorney general or a local government brings a suit for injunctive relief under Subchapter B or Section 365.032 or 365.033, a prevailing party may recover its reasonable attorney fees, court costs, and reasonable investigative costs incurred in relation to the proceeding.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 125, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY","SUBTITLE B. SOLID WASTE, TOXIC CHEMICALS, SEWAGE, LITTER, AND WATER","CHAPTER 365. LITTER","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.365.htm#365.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"906fe63ad084847e5c0bd67616cb7dc8339cd41b754d35670b0dc4bc54bd8b81","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-365.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-365.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}